Domaine Taupenot-Merme Auxey Duresses Premier Cru 2018 skus_4338540 Smooth and balanced with a

Smooth and balanced with a lush texture

and from two different vineyard parcels

Classically structured Cabernet that is the result of a decades-long pursuit to obtain vineyards on the Rutherford Bench

Located in Vezelay some twenty miles outside of Chablis

Domaine Taupenot-Merme Auxey Duresses Premier Cru 2018 skus_4338540 Smooth and balanced with aA discreet application of wood sets off the riper and more complex nose of plum liqueur that is nuanced by hints of newly turned earth and spice. The supple, round and seductive medium weight flavors retain a lovely sense of underlying tension while the mildly rustic and firm finish displays good length as well as better fruit tannin balance.